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Bearing of the Cross (Large Passion)
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)
1498–99
Medium/Technique
Woodcut, hand-colored with watercolor and gilding
Dimensions
Block: 39.7 x 28.5 cm (15 5/8 x 11 1/4 in.)
Sheet: 40 x 28.8 cm (15 3/4 x 11 5/16 in)
Sheet: 40 x 28.8 cm (15 3/4 x 11 5/16 in)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds by exchange from a gift of the Estate of George R. Nutter
Accession Number68.275
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
In Dürer's era and afterward, the tonal and textural variations achieved in a black-and-white woodcut through hatching and cross-hatching satisfied many collectors. Others, however, prefer colored impressions, such as this one completed in watercolor with touches of gold by a professional illuminator of Dürer's time. It has the appearance of a small painting or illuminated manuscript.
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch (relief) 010; Meder 119, 1511 edition with Latin text, contemporary hand coloring
Description1511 edition
Signed
lower center: [Dürer's monogram]
Marks
watermark: flower and triangle (M.127)
ProvenanceEarl of Pembroke collection. Tomás Harris (b. 1908 - d. 1964), London. 1968, P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London; 1968, sold by Colnaghi to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1968)